• IUPAC-MACRO2020+ The 48th World Polymer Congress
  16–20 May 2021
  ICC Jeju, Korea
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• Antimicrobial Peptides Gordon Research Seminar (GRS)
  Antimicrobial Host Defense Peptides: Biological Functions, Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Intervention
  14–15 January 2023
  Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Via Giovanni Pascoli Lucca (Barga), LU, Italy
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• Antimicrobial Peptides Gordon Research Conference (GRC)
  Antimicrobial Host Defence Peptides: Diverse Functions, Mechanisms and Applications
  15–20 January 2023
  Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Via Giovanni Pascoli Lucca (Barga), LU, Italy
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Banner photo: Many beetle species such as the green mint leaf beetle (Chrysolina haemoptera) have developed unusual physical traits to protect themselves and their progeny. The hard chitin–polyphenol–protein complex armor with a thin, water repellant cover, is the first and most important line of defense against predators and pathogens. The highly ordered structure of chitin also confer the beetle the unique metallic green color, which is know as structural color observed on its elytra.
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